George's Birthday 2010

So we stumbled across some really good bargains for the backyard...A huge Umbrella and a shaded swing... of course some assembly required...

Here's George enjoying the rewards for his hard work and effort of assembling the swing.. which has become one of my favorite spots to spend the evenings now! except for the mosquitoes...blimey things...had to get a few things to help keep them away.
This is the backyard set up for the little get together we did for George's birthday. We Finally set up the patio set (we've had it since last year!) and dug out the little canopy and set up the umbrella...had some really nice shade which was greatly needed as it was a hot day!!!

Dragonfly vistor

We've had some very pretty visitors in the yard lately... This pretty one sitting on a wire was in the backyard on George's birthday haning out soaking up some rays and spying on the humans. lol

This brown beauty was in the yard a couple weeks ago when I was out doing some gardening...pulling dandelions...I felt guilty when I saw him a couple hours later going back and forth eating from the few dandelions I had left....I guess it was a good thing I was too tired to pull them all!!

death of a good little truck...

Soo we had a casuality... George's little white ranger caught fire and burned... this is George and Rick pushing the little truck around the corner to the "little truck morgue" who determined that it was a total loss...... a very sad day. :(

We were however fortunate enough to find this little green jewel to replace the the little white truck :-) I hope it serves as well as the little white truck did.